The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
E
9
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
26
34
46
34
73
89
77
72
75
80
77
84
155
167
239
325
308
267
217
236
303
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM1.49m
9:24PM1.85m
9:48AM1.52m
10:01PM1.70m
10:32AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.14m
3:49AM0.16m
3:47PM0.24m
4:24AM0.20m
4:33PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
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